Klotz, Mary W.,78, of Louisville, was surrounded by her loving family on July 18, 2017, when she passed away peacefully and with dignity, as she lived her life. Mary was born on September 11, 1938, in Dodge City, KS, to the late William and Catherine Crowley Weigel. In 1960, Mary graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and taught elementary school for 42 years in California, Maryland and Indiana. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma at KSU, a member of the Kappa Alumni Book Club in Louisville and she was on the House Board for the Kappa House at Centre College, Danville.Mary was a world traveler and an avid reader, who loved bright days, sunshine and people.She is survived by her loving husband, Martin F. Klotz; her sons, Kevin M. Klotz (Margarita) of Houston, TX and David E. Klotz of Louisville; her sister, Margaret E. Staggs (Bruce Champlin) of Phoenix, AZ; and her grandchildren, Rachel E. and Ryan W. Klotz, both of Louisville.Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017 at Herman Meyer & Son, Inc., 1338 Ellison Avenue, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday. Expressions of sympathy may be made to The , The Breast Cancer Research Foundation or The .